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Defensive Posture Hurting MLS Playoffs

Must see TV has turned into a bore fest courtesy of Major League Soccer. The last several weeks of the regular season were high flying as many of the teams were going for broke thanks to MLS' playoff system which unlike European Football gives teams the opportunity to save their season even after months of […]

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Wigan Athletic Sacks Chris Hutchings as Manager

After six successive defeats in the league, Chris Hutchings has been sacked as manager of Wigan Athletic. His last match in charge for Wigan was the 2-0 home loss against Chelsea on Saturday. Wigan's decision to appoint Hutchings in the summer to replace Paul Jewell was a poor decision. The same applied to Bolton's decision […]

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Average Attendances in Premier League

If you wonder why clubs such as Portsmouth, Chelsea, Spurs, Everton and Liverpool are planning or considering moving into new stadiums in the near future, take a look at the chart below featuring the average attendances in the Premier League for the 2007-2008 season, as of November 5, 2007 (Happy Guy Fawkes Day, by the […]

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Only a Matter of Time Before Berbatov Leaves Spurs

So Dimitar Berbatov's agent is to hold talks with Tottenham's director of football Damien Comolli today to discuss the player's future. It was most probably Berbatov's agent Emil Dantchev who leaked the news to the press, and by doing so, we can assume he wants to send a strong message to Tottenham's board that the […]

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Yallop Returning to San Jose

Frank Yallop's short troubled stint as manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy has ended according to SI.com. The website is reporting that Yallop agreed to return to the site of his greatest years as a manager in the Bay Area with the newly reformed Earthquakes franchise. This will end speculation that Dominic Kinnear, a longtime […]

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Yallop Headed Back to San Jose

Frank Yallop's short troubled stint as manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy has ended according to SI.com. The website is reporting that Yallop agreed to return to the site of his greatest years as a manager in the Bay Area with the newly reformed Earthquakes franchise. This will end speculation that Dominic Kinnear, a longtime […]

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Revs, Wizards Advance

In two uninspiring displays of soccer the New England Revolution and Kansas City Wizards both advanced to the conference finals. New England will host the Chicago Fire Thursday Night on ESPN2, while Houston will host Kansas City Saturday on FSC. Both games will be winner take all with a 120 minutes plus PKs to decide […]

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Wizards, Revs Advance

In two uninspiring displays of soccer the New England Revolution and Kansas City Wizards both advanced to the conference finals. New England will host the Chicago Fire Thursday Night on ESPN2, while Houston will host Kansas City Saturday on FSC. Both games will be winner take all with a 120 minutes plus PKs to decide […]

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Truce in TV war

Truce in TV war A temporary truce was reached October 9th in the media wars between Sogecable's AVS and Mediapro over the right to broadcast Spanish league games both in Spain and abroad, following a ruling in a Madrid court. The court ruling prohibits Mediapro from any exploitation of the football broadcasting rights owned by […]

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Rafa Needs to Drop Dirk Kuyt and Start Peter Crouch

Why does Rafa Benitez persist with Dirk Kuyt especially considering the Dutchman's current form? It wasn't just Kuyt's performance today against Blackburn. Kuyt has been lacking form for several weeks now. Kuyt was dreadful against Blackburn today wasting several clear-cut chances to put three points in the bag for Liverpool. The final score at Ewood […]

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Arsenal Score Late Equalizer Against Man United

In what was heralded as the biggest game of the Premier League season thus far, Arsenal scrambled a late equalizer by William Gallas to tie the match 2-2. United took the lead near the end of the first half with a goal by Wayne Rooney that was ironically deflected into the net by Gallas. However […]

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Arsenal v Man United: Live and Online

Arsenal v Manchester United, Setanta, Saturday, 8:45am ET/12:45pm GMT: Last season's encounter at Ashburton Grove was a classic with the Gunners getting a late winner from a Thierry Henry header. Will this one live up to the hype? If you're searching for a way to experience the match between Arsenal vs Man Utd online, join […]

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Dynamo Advances

FC Dallas continued its history of stumbling through the MLS postseason, blowing a second half two goal aggregate lead in a 4-2 ET aggregate loss to the defending champion Houston Dynamo. This intra-state rivalry continues to get chippier and chippier with each passing fixture as today's outing resembled a rugby match, with Arturo Alvarez being […]

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/ 6746 days ago

Dynamo Advances

FC Dallas continued its history of stumbling through the MLS postseason, blowing a second half two goal aggregate lead in a 4-2 ET aggregate loss to the defending champion Houston Dynamo. This intra-state rivalry continues to get chippier and chippier with each passing fixture as today's outing resembled a rugby match, with Arturo Alvarez being […]

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DC United the Victim of MLS Salary Cap

While the salary cap for American sports leagues such as the NBA and NFL have been smashing successes testing the skill of most clubs front office, the same policy which so many in England want placed on Premier League clubs would lead to nothing short of a major competitive advantage for smaller clubs. Let me […]